Welcome to Habit ...

Habit is located in Daviess County<1>.

The location of Habit has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Habit, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Habit is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Habit lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Habit (for example, toward Vine Grove), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Habit: (270)

Communities near Habit ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Habit.

• Owensboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
  • Owensboro is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensboro <4>
• Hartford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
• Rockport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rockport is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <4>
• Lewisport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisport
  • Lewisport is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisport <4>
• Livermore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <4>
• Hawesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawesville
  • Hawesville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawesville <4>
• Calhoun
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Calhoun is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Former names for Calhoun:
  • Calhoon
  • Fort Vienna
  • Vienna Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <4>
• Grandview
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <4>
• Whitesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
  • Whitesville is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <4>
• Fordsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
  • Fordsville is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordsville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Habit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Habit.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Habit. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Habit.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Habit. See our Newspapers Page for Habit.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Habit ...

Looking for more information about Habit? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Habit, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Habit.

Adding Habit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Habit in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Habit was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Habit post office opened in 1884.

We also found Habit in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Habit.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Habit. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Daviess County: www.daviessky.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/